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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04

Among the products OF Peru may
be mentioned the cacu, as the inhabit-
ants call it, or what is more generally
known as the coca, which is the dried
leaf Of shrub that grows wild on the
mountains of Peru and Bolivia. This
shrub is also cultivated BY those who
know its uses and who reside along the
elevated districts of those countries
from 1900 to 5000 feet above the sea
level. The Indians OF Peru many years
ago ascertained the stimulating proper
ties to this shrub, the leaves of which
they would dry and chew in about the
same way that many in this country do
t0ba CO. AS the leaf has bitter taste,
the Indians mix it with quicklime TO i'm
prove the favor. The aroma of the plant
is also penetrating and when the leaves
are dying or dned appears to havea pow
erful effect on the senses. Prescott in
his work speaks Of the invicorating ma
ture of the plant, and says that the Pc
rnvian Indians, with small supply of
it in their pouches and handful of
roasted maize, will perform wearisome
journeys, day after day, without fatigue,
or at least without complaint. This fact
is confirmed by DR.. Thomson, who, in
his Encyclopedia of Chemistry, says the
eruyian Indians will travel from twenty
to Thirty hours without sleep and cover
seventy leagues, or 2lO miles, in three
days with little food, stimulating them
selves by constantly chewing coca leaves.
Even the miners will require very little
food while at work if enabled to chew
the coca leaf, which is supplied to them
in abundance by their employers. The
natives can also make from il stimulat-
ing substitute 70. tea. A few leaves, say
four or five, will be enough to make a
good supply OF this tea or decoction for
half dozen persons.
But its greatest value has been devel-
oped within the past thirty years. In
1858 Wackenroder and johnson made
some attempts to extract its medicinal
and chemical properties, but without
avail, and later Gadeke succeeded in pre-
pairing an extract containing sublimable
crystalline needles But it was not until
1860 that Niemanu succeeded in isolating
an alkaloid which received the name Of
cocaine, which is a local anesthetic, and
was recently brought into public notice
by the treatment of the late General
Grant during his long Illness Chicago
Tribune.
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A great many people are afflicted with ca
tarrh who do not know what ais them; and
great many more continue sufferers who
might be cured.
Thickening OF the membrane which lines
the nasal passages, thus making breathing
difficult; discharge from the nostrils. more
or less copious. yatery Or thick, according to
the stage of the disease; sense OF fullness in
the head; constant inclination to spit; and.
in advanced cases, a dropping Of intensely dis
gushing matter into the throat, are few OF
the prominent symptoms OF Catarrh-
Deafness, infamed eyes, neuralgia pains,
sore throat and loss OF sense OF smell are
very often caused by Catarrh-
All these troubles are cured by Piso's Rem
edy for Catarrh. Relief Is had Immediately
after beginning its use. but it Is important
that it be continued without interruption until
the catarrhal virus Is expelled from the syS-
TEN and healthy secret!ous replace the dis
eased action OF the mucous membrane. Man
ifest!y it is unreasonable % expect cure n q
short time OF a disease that has been progress
ing for months or years
Thisuuestion of time IS provided for in the
putting up OF PisO's Remedy for Catarrh- It's
so concentrated that very small dose Is di-
rected. The quantity in one package Is sufii-
cient for 8 long treatment, consequently the
expense is a mere tribe, and there IS no excuse
for neglect nor reason Tor it but forgetfulness-
y cold in the head IS relieved by an appli A.
ton OF Piso's Remedy for Catarrh- The oOm-
fort TO be got IRON it in this way Is worth
many times tie cost.
The following letters are specimens Of those
received every day, tesiifying to the worth OF
Pisos Remedy Tor Catarrh;
ALIEGHESY, Pa, Sept. %, 1883.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is doing wonders
form I bllN A al a
tarrh, II used according 10 directions
Mrs + JOHNSON 40 E Diamond St
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THE HOME DOCTOR.


The St Louis Medical and Surqssai
Journal says that for bruises there IA
nothing to compare with the tincture OF
strong infusion of capsicum annuum
mixed with an equal bulk of mucilAge Of
gum-arabic, and with the addition of 3
few drops OF of glycerine. This should
be painted all over the bruised surface
with camel's hair pencil and allowed
to dry on, a second or third coating being
applied as soon as the first is dry. II
done Immediately after the injury is in
hlcted, this treatment will almost inva-
Tlably prevent the blackening of the
tissue The same remedy has no equal
IN rheumatic, sore, or stiff neck.
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Four rbousand Dollar sacques.

-Four Thousand Doitar chcquos-
4 tour Of The most fashionable dress
making shops uptown. says a New York
letter TO the Cine matt Enquirer,
shows that more money is be-
ing spent on Women's clothes
than ever before in this town. In
one salon. as the principal man dress
maker calls his reception parior, saw
an opera cloak of rcd plush. lined with
red satin, and made without hood, for
wear in carriage in the evening fol
trips TO and from parties, the opera and
theaters. It's price was not extrdordina
~. it was $3.50. but the dress maker
told me It was the third he had made
this winter for one customer. First he
made her a white oae Of knit worst d,
lined with white satin and quilted. That
also cost $50. Next he made one Of en-
bossed velvet. gorgeously lined, for sees,
30 thst this particular dame will be able
to feel comfortable and well dressed in
her coupe this winter, though not a doz-
en- persons except her husband and coach
man viii see her the G.
But the money is being put out in furs
Russian sable is the object Of fashiona-
bic favor. because it is the most expen-
sive, and can not be made common. The
common sable costs $40 a skin, but real
frst-ciass russian COST 500 to 500 a
skin. each one being considerably small
er than thsf Of the average cat. Sable
sacques are maize up for as little ss 81, eco
or $500, but the principal furrier in
town reports that he has made up two
this winter at So, 900 each, one for a
Mrs. Morgan and one for a lady in Cyrus
w. Field household.
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THE GIANT OF MEDICINES.
The Most Effective and Popular
Remedy Ever Discovered
WHY Is IT so EFFECTIVE IN so MANY
DIFFERENT DISEASES

VTHY a
cures all the
the body bs fr honpai
IS it's Msd
cal authorities dsefg
the means ocon
90 not open Is order We ok at the hands
produces Of
LorfHg
SYMPTOMS. Back ache Unusual
IroIh
II
ddrk-eotored
with n
and fever and FnmonL Di swn Red or White brick dust aibamen
y Kin
kidneys Now then kidneys
Indicated
albun through their
and
and produces all
FECTIFE MEDICINE EYER DISCOVERED
dhow
they affected by kidney poison, aud cured by
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We read in the notes Of the day
OF some trusted one now gone aStray,
And the world rings aloui with the news
OF those whom their trust did ablse.
And every one singetb the song
OF another good man gone wrong"
Yet few of US heed. every day.
OF the evil ones turned the right way,
And the world caileth rarely 20 view
Those who seeketh the path that IS true
And too often are weapt TO slight
The news Of "a bal man gone right
-GO19Gifs Sun
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A Professional Beggar's Punishment

Nature had not given William Breed
q stalwart frame, and b, took advantage
OF the fact, says a New York paper, BY
feigning stoop, by drswing his shout
ders together as much IS possible so as
to give the appearance OF having wasted,
narrow chest, and then placing lis hand
feebly over his mouth hs coughed in an
exaggerated, hacking style until he had
attracted the proper attention from his
intended victim. In the event that the
victim failed to take thu cue, Breed was
accustomed to make bold and explain
himself lie was lin the last stages of
consumption, unable to work, and wish
ing simply to end ii, Gays in as little
distress as possible. His funds were en-
tirely exhausted long ago in fruitless en-
desvors to stay his malaiy; he had en-
ployed the best physicians, taken all
sorts of remedies, spent winters and years
in Florida, California and elsewhere in
vain. He had returned TO his old home,
New York. expecting to find relatives
TO provide for his declining days, but
they, alas, had died or gone away, and
he was alone and friendless in the city
All this, with plentiful interiection of
coughing, rarely failed to bring him
some financial return if the victim per
mitted him to go so far as to finish his
story But it took good deal of indus
try to find each day one or two gullable
enough 10 listen to him, and hundred
times he had rasped his throat for moth
ing to once for profit. one day Breed
felt great shiver Of dread. Insensibly
his coughing had become second nature
to him; he felt his throat tickle and his
chest burn even when he was not ap-
preaching dupe. A cold perspiration
started from every unwashed pore Could
it be possible that he was really in con-
sumptionl fd-r the Alarming stimulus
Of his discovery he pursued his vocation
with increased zeal. He ceughed more
than before, even coughing softly to him
self to test the effect upon his throat. In
a short time he became convinced that
he did indeed have consumption, and il
frightened him nearly to death at once.
He dared not devote his scanty savings
to medical relief, and in his misery dis
tress he worked night and day with his
coughing in order to gain all the money
possible while his strength lasted. ur-
suing thus his unhappy trade, irritating
his bronchial organs and quaking before
the grim shallow of terrible disease. he
at last drifted into actual consumption
and eventually to Bellevue, where he ter
minated his strange career.
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FEMALE COMPLAINTS /:
BLOOD DISORDERS

complaints They common as can be- and a
begin in ttfs coHgestiue condition Of the Z
rected, grows into disease and produces these coun
but not described in public print Thousands ha
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
,EOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.

To Let
To let a vacant heart
That's s.ill ia good repair,
Complete in every part,
The only mortgage care
Uufuruish-d, 1t IS true.
Aud battered are its walls;
Old so1rs still echo through
The bare, deserted halls
Yet through ali wear aud tear
It's ju-t IS good a new;
The buds that blossom there
Are sweet as ever blew.
Who'll take a lifelong lease
Come fair or stormy weather,
Where love shall reign, and peace'-
Sow don't all speak together.
-Hagper's BGzar.
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" = 70 nut "IIOIIy FItBstu Win Inc
attitude of the grown up daughters OF
his first marriage toward their newest
mother. He summoned the boIdest and
most aggressive daughter to a private
conference. and in good, set terms re.
proved her for her GOODNESS to MS bride
The damsel listened with respectful pa
thence duetoward the author OF her being.
and when he had finished his reprimand
gave promise of amendment By saving
with demure impudence, excuse me
pSpa; Twill try and do better the next
time you are married. Boston Record
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Examine STAR.

Morning Stars. Evening stars.
YenuA, sitter Sept. Fist VenEs, uutl Sept 2ist
Mare, after April 2sth- Mars until April 18th.
Jupiter, until April 20, Jupiter. after April 20,
after Nov, g. until Nov. s
Saturn, until Jan. ., after Saturn, after Jan p ur-
July Is, Ill July l..
Mercury, until Feb. 7. Merrury, after Feb eth,
after MAJ. 81, July Is, May 21th, Sept 10Th.
Nov. Z
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A patient Of A local physlcian recelVed
from him the following prescription;
T. Tine Jennie, OF iy.
Sig. shake aad apply externally
Il was given to drug clerk to be put
IN but be did not know what "tinVtlre
Of Jennie was. and it was given 10 the
head clerk, who, knowing that the name
of tie doctors beiroihed was Jennie,
smclled a large sized mouse. BE took
IL 10 the doctors Office, and contusedly
the latter explained that he was writing
a letter when the patient called, and
must have written the word in the pre-
esription which he was about to write in
The gentle missive when interrupted
P,erliSaos Journal.
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voice. Never mind the ORD.
This was too much for the youth, who
answered in a shrill key:
"'Tain't bird; it's a whacking big
humble bee, an I'll be blamed if it's
goin' to come to meetin' when Idew"
The controversy was stopped by one
ofthe deacons, who removed the bird. -
Detroit Free Pres.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04

The Theatre of Marcellus in ancient
Rome was capable of holding 20, OOC
spectators. Itwas fortress in the mid.
die ages, and subsequently passed into
tine possession of the Orsini family. Only
few arches Of it now remain
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HARTFORD MILLS. N Y, Aug. 8. 1870.
have used little over half package Of
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh, and il has helped
nc more than any Of the different medicines
me.
/ can and do recommend 1t TO others who
are troubled with that disease
REV A DAMON.
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SYMPTOMS
WARMERS SAFE CURE"
CONSUMPTION

C0NSUMPTION d ss @ se S3s only The
the
attacks
the
fostering destroyed idinthe
blood has Destructive
reisofth
done
IMPAIRED EYESIGHT Gt aS r S ePIs ; an Is:
ami though have urged disrrel
SAFE Cure" their cye-sght has been rIsty
With
disorder
tor the
0pTTIM yshownan
coo and
habits
perfect health
t Cure" -
hoE UMh14oW: Of system
aii1eI These all the
acid
h
and other deal authotbs
% nnsru nnbranepr
n
anih
comparison with all other rensiesn this
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N &C OlHues VI VItiM OF taTtaF, anu llIA
the whole thoroughly. Let the mixture
stand couple of weeks before using.
ia X the eggs as closely as possible, aud
they should be kept closely covered with
the preparation. If treated when newly
iaid, nine months after they will taste
nearly as good as when fresh. Eggs, to
be preserved by any method, should be
treated the same day they are taken from
the nest; their quality depends upon this
being observed
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04

English architects are advising that
rooms should be provided with many
warm inlets at the floor line, and an out
let at the ceiling line to carry out the
vitiated air
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Throat troub Is yield promptly o Red Star
Cough Cure, as yosched for by U. 5. Arch tect
Clark. Its ingredients are purely vegetable
aud free from Opiates. q cents.
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Mercury, Nareh 5th, July 1st, settling thea just
after the Sur; April 18th. August nth, December
9Th, rising then Just before the sun veaus August
18th. October 9Th. Jlpiter, April 10Th. Mars not
ttis year. Saturn, January 9Th.
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The distance Is one-half mile. Then the
race is made. If the gentleman catches
her rein before she crosses the wire he,
As forfeit, is entitled to kiss Failing
% do 80, the gentleman is obliged to buy
the lsdy q box Of gloves
As the ladies ride their own horses
and their speed is known 10 the "Indi-
ans, " the girls get decidedly the worst
Of Il, for the boys scour the city and get
runners they know can win.
The game Of Indian is E nor>--
zuusesneut.--St. .JcseDk mol HeraT
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AT Berlin, Germany, about 500 wOrkwomen
are employed in ths production o. shoe TO
settes; the sale amounts To about a million
yearly, and the ro,ettss are exported TO all
the European countries and North and South
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As we neAred her kept the ship up a
little so as to bring the boat under our
lee, and put men in the fore-chains and
along the sides with plenty of lines, and
made all possible preparations to make
fast. KNEW the men in the boat would
be so chilled with the cold that they
would be nearly helpless and whatever
was 10 be done would have to be done by
ourselves.
we got them out all right, and il
$50 ! had surmised; they were most
en- too much benumbed to climb up
YES. and had to be helped. When
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"What's the speed of that horse:n was
asked of an old colored man who was
leading a sad-lookins equine into a
blacksmith shop
(Which way"
"Why, don't see thatit should make
any difference which way he's headed. "
Oats kase you doan own him. His
speed when he's gwine home jis, keeps a
stop-watch bobbin' all over, but when
he's comm away frum de ban you kin
cotch his time by terbacker box. -
Detroit Free Press.
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SPRING HILL w. va, oct ~, lSoa
Enclosed find one dollar for two packages Of
Pi-ns Hcmedy for Catarrh- The sample
package, received in June, gave perfect satis-
faction. GILL MESSER-
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lie useu 10 nave White man Is 'ecTetal y.
but he, too, had to 60, and now a native
fills that important position San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
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passeu u Dill authorizing the ISSUE OF
$50, 900, 600 in fractional notes. The pri-
vate notes for ten, twenty-five and nifty
cents that had been issued by butchers
and blkers, to facilitate local trade, had
received the name shinplasters-either
from the idea that they were better than
nothing, as pla ter for a broken shin,
or, more probably, in alldsion TO the TACT
that they were gene ally utterly worth
less outside of the town where they we're
issued and the same name was given to
the government fractional notes when
thew came ont. 1t had no particular APP
plicability to these notes, as they were
leqal-tender everywhere in sums not eX-
ceedine =, but it was convenient name
and it stuck. "-lnter- Ocs1n,
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The Same Fellow.

The man who in the summer days,
When perspiration damped the brow.
Closed tight YOUR door and went his wa,
Is back again,
And, nov and then,
His fendish instinct he obeys
To draw from men
Profanity, he recks not how
He lesyes thu door wide open now.
-ChScdoo NsicS
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There is rush of gold-seekers to the
country on the Straits of Magellan.
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LYDIA z.

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption
Cures where other remedies fail. &c.
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Rupture, pile tGmors, lis ul,e and all diseases
cured. send 10 cents 4 stamps for book Adj
dress, Worlds Dispen7lry Medical AsSOcii-
ito 663 ldIin Street, Buffalo, y. Y
FLAX Is raised Tor fuel in Dakota A ton
OF fax is esteemed there better than ton Of
soft coal
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THERE are nov SIX butter creameries in
Mississippi, the first OF which was started
eighteen months agu.
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Winter begins December p, 1886 and lasts 50 DAYS
Spring March %, 1851. =. 81 "
Summer q" June q, " %
Autumn September % " 50 q"
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II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at &c per bottle
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Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is doing wonders
for me. l believe il viii cure any case OF Ca
tarrh, II used according 10 directions
Mrs. +. JOHNSON. 80 (, Diamond St
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INSANITY is said to be increasing among the
cOlored people Of this coultry.
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STOMACH DISORDERS:

orders: Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Waterbrash, he
frequent aches want of appetite, lack Of energy.
that will be produced in the stomach lriet ne
People dose themselves with all sorts Of stomach
get better until they give their attention 70 Il
BY the mems OF tho only ap.c.llc-..M armcr.s
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thorough treatment with Warmers SAFE
heavy, blotched, irritable skin have disappear
poison In the blood hfchens &c. 1t Is not
4 the impurities come out Of the surface Of the
all the badness in the blood seems TO co
the statement that Warmers SAFE Cure
treatment must be very thoroush.
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CONSTIPATION. PILES:

original disorders but are secondary To inn
liver. The natural cathartic is Bile which Is L
liver fails the bile IS not forthcoming aAi the =
eventually followed by piles, Is almost always an
breaking down Of the system Remove tlgs cpnge
news by the use Of Warmers SAFE Cure" d
disappear
Workmen's advocate., 1887-04-16
ARTFuL DODGERS.

| A Corporations tnderstrappers srhem- | ing to Defeat the Weekly Payment HIl. Many of the contractors of the Win chester shop met last "Wednesday to con sder the adyisabiIity of trying to evade paying their hands weekly. It was pro- posed to draw up d petition asking the Governor to veto the weekly payment bill lately passed by the legislature One contractor suggested that the employees be asked to sign It, and that any man who might refuse be discharged. As some of those present doubted the wis dom ot carrying out the sheme, and they could come to no definite conclusion, the meeting broke up in disorder. The employees at Winchesters are now paid twice a month. and the promoters of this scheme t0 prevent the Governor from signing the bill making weekly pay ments compulsory give aS theirprincipa
 reason that 1t would entail considerable loss of time" in making out the pay-roll. We understand that llanes. of the stocking room, has been one of the most active in the scheme" Two of the contractors whom he asked to attend the meeting had the very good common sense to tell him they had enough to do to take care of their own business. and had no desire to make laws for the State We hope the employees of the gun shop will unanimously refuse to sign this pc titlon, and thereby aid in trying to de feat the enactment of law the honest voters of Connecticut have been praying for years to have placed on our statutes, Tn order that those greedy contractors may be able to pull Il few cents more out ot the men in the way of interest.